I just read a nice post on fashion in academia. Holy oxymorons, Batman! Daniel Myers' essay on Inside Higher Ed should be read in its entirety, but I have quoted the highlight below: academic fashion archetypes. If you see yourself, grab a credit card and head to the mall-it's makeover time!

Twenty popular faculty styles **

1. I’m not an Oxford professor, but I play one at Notre Dame.

2. This outfit worked at IBM in 1957, so why not wear it every day?

3. Why tuck in my shirt? I’ll just have to do it again tomorrow.

4. Bow ties say “intellectual,” are not the slightest bit nerdy and, as a bonus, they emphasize my growing midsection.